Characteristics |
DBM Group (n=30) |
Control Group (n=29) | p-value |
Age (years)aMean±SD | 70.43±7.06 | 70.10±8.33 | 0.870 |
Sex, n (%)b | |||
Male | 8 (26.7) | 6 (20.7) | 0.590 |
Female | 22 (73.3) | 23 (79.3) | |
Marital status, (n %)b | |||
Single | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.084 |
Married | 11 (36.7) | 18 (62.1) | |
Widowed | 17 (56.7) | 11 (37.9) | |
Education level n (%)b | |||
Illiterate | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.422 |
Primary school | 25 (83.3) | 27 (93.1) | |
High school | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.9) | |
Chronic disease, n (%)b | |||
No | 7 (23.3) | 6 (20.7) | 0.501 |
Yes | 23 (76.7) | 23 (79.3) | |
Hypertension, n (%)(n=23) | 12 (52.2) | 12 (52.2) | |
Diabetes, n (%)(n=23) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (21.7) | |
Hypertension and Diabetes, n (%)(n=23) | 6 (26.1) | 6 (26.1) | |
Gout, n (%)(n=23) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
BMI (kg/m2)a, Mean±SD | 24.97±2.75 | 25.14±5.20 | 0.874 |
Smoking, n (%)b | |||
No | 28 (93.3) | 27 (93.1) | |
Yes | 2 (6.7) | 2 (6.9) | |
Alcohol drinking, n (%)b | |||
No | 23 (76.7) | 27 (93.1) | 0.075 |
Yes | 7 (23.3) | 2 (6.9) |